This building situated on Kampa Island served for most of its history, due to its location, as a mill. Throughout the centuries, it was struck by floods, fires and destructive wars. The premises underwent several transformations and reconstructions. The last one has just been completed. In September 2003, Czech-born American Meda Mládková and her foundation opened the Sovovy mlýny as a museum of modern art. She has been collecting works of Czech and central European artists since the 1950s. Her dream came true when she presented the permanent exhibition of Frantisek Kupka’s drawings and Otto Gutfreund’s sculptures.
Permanent Exhibition
František Kupka (1871 – 1957) – František Kupka’s works at Museum Kampa represent one of the largest and most significant works by this great pioneer of abstract art. This rich collection encompasses works ranging from his student days up to his later abstract works.
Otto Gutfreund (1889 – 1927) – One of the most important Czech sculptors of the first half of the 20th century is represented in Museum Kampa by bronze cubistic and social realism sculptures.
Modern Central European Art (1960’s -) – This unique collection comprises hundreds of paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphics by significant Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian and Yugoslavian artists.
Address: U Sovovych mlynu 503, Prague 1
Opening hours: Daily from 10 am – 6 pm. Mondays closed.
Directions: Metro Line A to the Malostranska stop.
